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2 unusual facts about History of the Incas


History of the Incas

Manco Inca then retreated to the mountains of Vilcabamba, where he and his successors ruled for another 36 years, sometimes raiding the Spanish or inciting revolts against them.

The Inca leadership encouraged the worship of their gods, the foremost of which was Inti, the sun god.



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Letters from a Peruvian Woman

The inspiration for the novel came from seeing a performance of Alzire, Voltaire's play set during the Spanish conquest of Peru; immediately afterwards, in May 1743, she began to read the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega's History of the Incas, which supplied most of the historical background for the story.